Day I – 17 October 2011, Monday

Agenda Item I: Opening of the meeting

• Welcome statement: Mr. Li Yangzhe, Director-General, National Energy Conservation Center (NECC)

• Opening remarks: Mr. Hongpeng Liu, Chief, Energy Security and Water Resources Section, ESCAP

• Introduction to the EGM - objectives and modality: Mr. Kohji Iwakami, Economic Affairs Officer, Energy Security and Water Resources Section, ESCAP
  

Agenda Item III: Development of energy efficiency policies and legal frameworks and progress achieved in energy efficiency promotion.

Country presentations:

• a) Presentation on the China Energy Efficiency Report: Mr. Tienan Li, Director, Center for Industrial Energy Efficiency, China.

• b) Presentation on the Japan Energy Efficiency Report: Mr. Zhongyuan Shen, Senior Coordinator, Energy Conservation Research Group, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan.

• Discussion
  
  

Agenda Item III: Development of energy efficiency policies and legal frameworks and progress achieved in energy efficiency promotion. (continued)


Country presentations:

• a) Presentation on the Mongolia Energy Efficiency Report: Mr. Purevbayar Dorjsuren, Deputy Director of Energy Policy Department, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mongolia.

• b) Presentation on the Republic of Korea Energy Efficiency Report: Mr. Joao Aleluia, Consultant, Energy Security and Water Resources Section, ESCAP (on behalf of Mr. Jaekyu Lim, Senior Research Fellow, Director, Energy Conservation Policy Research Division, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Republic of Korea).

• c) Presentation on the Russian Federation Energy Efficiency Report: Ms. Natalya Sviridova, Independent Expert for Schneider Electric, Russian Federation.

  
  
  

Day II – 18 October 2011, Tuesday

Agenda Item IV: Perspectives and work of international organizations and other actors in identifying and addressing the challenges of EE promotion.

• a) The challenges of energy efficiency promotion: Mr. Shixian Gao, Director, Energy Research Institute, National Development Reform Commission.

• Discussion
  
  

Agenda Item IV: Perspectives and work of international organizations and other actors in identifying and addressing the challenges of EE promotion (Continuation)

• b) Perspectives on Regional Cooperation and Joint-Initiatives in North-East Asia: Mr. Alisher Mamadzhanov, Associate Environmental Affairs Officer, UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia 

• c) Energy Cooperation under the Framework of the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI): Mr. Shu Zhu, Senior Programme Officer (Communications and Partnership), Tumen Secretariat, Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI).

• d) Presentation by Ms. Ming Zhao, Vice-Director and Secretary General, ESCO Committee of China Energy Conservation Association (EMCA).

• e) Promoting Energy Efficiency by Co-control approach: China’s Experiences in the Power Sector: Mr. Hu Tao, Senior Environmental Economist, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China.
  
  

Agenda Item V: Synthesis: Scope for energy efficiency cooperation in NEA and discussion of the way forward.

Presentations:

• Synthesis of the discussions: ESCAP.

• Discussion: Identification of possible areas for regional cooperation in North-East Asia in promoting regional cooperation in energy efficiency.
  
  

Agenda Item VI: Conclusions and recommendations

Agenda Item VII: Other matters and closing

Day II – 18 October 2011, Tuesday

Visit to the Jing Neng Thermal Power Plant, located in the suburbs of Beijing.